Fatih Yılmaz

Born in Hannover, Yılmaz began his career in his hometown for VfB Hannover-Wülfel and in 2005 joined the youth team of Hannover 96. He played for Hannover 96 between 2005 and 2007 and signed then in the summer of the latter year with Eintracht Braunschweig. In May 2010 it was confirmed that his contract would not be renewed and he left the club on 30 June 2010. In January 2011 he signed a contract with Türkcell Süper Lig club Manisaspor. However, after only a few months he returned to Germany and joined Eintracht Nordhorn in the fifth tier Niedersachsenliga. He signed with Regionalliga Nord club SV Wilhelmshaven during the winter break of the 2011–12 season.

Fatih is the older brother of Yusuf Yılmaz and both hold a German passport.